Sweetener: Paul hopes to 'cook' up an Iowa win

On the last day of campaigning in Iowa before spending Christmas in Texas, Congressman Ron Paul seemed delighted to share with supporters the 2012 Ron Paul Family Cookbook, which was given to everyone in attendance.

“There’s a little pamphlet on your seats, I believe, and it comes from my wife; it’s called a cookbook,” Paul told the crowd at the beginning of his speech in Cedar Rapids on Thursday. “Now what in the world would you need a cookbook for? It’s just tradition, I’ve been using it in campaigns before. … We guarantee that the recipes are good. But we don’t count calories that carefully when we send out the cookbooks. It’s to enjoy.”

Dr. Paul also gave this warning to those watching their waistlines at an earlier event in Dubuque.

“As a physician and also as a member of the family, I don’t vouch for all the perfect nutrition of every recipe in that book," Paul said, "but a lot of stuff is very good.”

Crush the chips and put in the bottom of large greased casserole dish. Put some chicken mix on top of chips and layer chicken mix, chips and cheese. Finish with a layer of grated cheese. Bake at 375 degrees for 35 minutes.